Blugold Family Communication
Where Blugold families come together
Your student's time away at college is full of lots of emotions—excitement, worry, hope. We want to make being a Blugold parent as easy as possible! Here, you'll find information on campus events, important deadlines and details on what UWEC is doing to ensure that your student has the best experience possible while on campus.
Campus Resources
Get involved with UWEC!
Join our parent Facebook group
Receive updates from campus and connect with other Blugold families by joining our UW-Eau Claire Parents and Families Facebook group!
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Become a Parent & Family Ambassador
Applications are being accepted for this new program until Oct. 31.
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Blugold Success
A history immersion for any student
For many UW-Eau Claire students, studying abroad is an important goal, and faculty-led immersion opportunities provide just the right balance of time away and international education.
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'Best of the Best'
For the fifth consecutive year, UW-Eau Claire is on the “Best of the Best” colleges and universities list from Campus Pride, the preeminent resource for tracking LGBTQ-friendly policies, programs and practices in higher education.
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New ways to compute
The Blugold Center for High Performance Computing has grown not only in terms of hardware and technology capabilities, but also with a new full-time administrator, training workshops and daily coursework.
Learn MoreRanked 2nd
Most Livable College Town
in the U.S.
by SmartAsset in 2021
In 2020-2021,
89% of Blugolds
had a job offer within a month of graduation
Recognized as a
National Leader
in Study Abroad
by the 2021 Open Doors Report of the Institute of International Education